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procurement [pro-kūr´ment]

the obtaining of something.

organ procurement in the nursing interventions classification, a nursing intervention defined as guiding families through the donation process to ensure timely retrieval of vital organs and tissue for transplantation.

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procurement

Transplantation The obtention of organs for transplantation; the best donor of multiple organs destined for transplantation is a recently brain-dead Pt with unimpaired circulation. See Slush preparation, Transplantion, UNOS.

Procurement criteria  

Physical criteria–eg, young age, previous excellent health before the trauma that left the donor in a persistent vegetative state, absence of substance abuse history

Legal criteria–ie, appropriate permission for organ donation has been obtained from next-of-kin

Lab criteria A battery of serologic tests–IgG, IgM ELISA–for  HIV-1, HTLV-I, HAV, HBV, hepatitis C, RPR–Treponema